Gabriel Vidal
Spanish footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriel Vidal Nova (born 5 October 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Vidal Nova[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CIDE | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Mallorca B | 4 | (2) |
| 1989–1998 | Mallorca | 183 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | → Leganés (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Getafe | 102 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | Ciudad Murcia | 35 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| Total | 367 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 1987 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 1992 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | ||
| Men's Football | ||
 | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Club career
Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Vidal spent most of his 16-year senior career with local RCD Mallorca,[2] playing in La Liga from 1989 to 1992[3] and reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1991.[4] He made his top-flight debut on 3 September 1989, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against CA Osasuna.[5]
Vidal made 211 official appearances for his main club. He scored 12 goals for them, one of them on 2 July 1989 in the 2–0 win over RCD Español in the promotion and relegation play-offs, the 2–1 aggregate victory confirming a return from Segunda División after one year.[6]
Vidal also competed at the professional level with CD Leganés and Getafe CF, retiring in 2004 at age 34 after a spell with amateurs CD Atlético Baleares.[3]
International career
Vidal was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona.[7]